Patsy Collins - Words about writing and writing about words

Judging by the response to l ast week's post , in which I asked for your competition news and provided the usual three links to free wr...

Literary means – of, constituting or occupied with books or written composition. Suppose that means I'm literary to some extent, as ...

A tradition is an ongoing custom, belief or opinion, often passed on for generations.  Atristic and literary principles and methods wh...

  Art  is both human creative skill, and the results of that skill.   The arts  are different branches of creative activity.  (Pa...

Ligneous means made of wood, or resembling wood, or just downright woody. Trees are ligneous , as are some ladders and signposts, pencils...

The word way has a lot of meanings. Way  more than I want to try squeezing into this post. It can mean a path or track, a physical or m...

Today's Wednesday word of the week comes from the wonderfully talented** Gary Davies*, of Maritime Photgraphic . He described this fer...

Nice generally means pleasant, kind or satisfactory. It can also be used to show fastidiousness, a subtle distinction or something requiri...

An idea is a concept or plan formed by mental effort, a mental impression, an intention, vague belief or fancy ... and what you need to st...